David-

I think your comment above is on target. A close friend studies HPV at the National Cancer Institute and research has shown that condoms do not prevent HPV as they do most STDs(they MAY minimize likelihood). This tells us how much we don't yet know about various modes of transmission of the virus. About 80% of sexually active young adults have at least one strain of HPV at some time (and most prevalent are the strains that can lead to cancer). However, since most people are sexually active by a certain age, that's not "proving" that ONLY penetrative sexual activities cause HPV.


Sophie T.

CG to husband: SCC Stage 4, T4, N1, M0; non-smoker and very light social drinker; HPV+
induction chemo begun 7/07; chemo/radiation ended 10/10, first cat scan clear; scan on 5/9/08 clear, scan on 10/08 clear; scan 1/09 clear; scan 1/10 clear; passed away July 2, 2016